Charles F. Wheeler

Charles F. Wheeler
Born	(1915-12-15)December 15, 1915 Memphis, Tennessee
Died	October 28, 2004(2004-10-28) (aged 88) Orange, California
Occupation	Cinematographer

Charles F. Wheeler (December 15, 1915 – October 28, 2004) was an American cinematographer.

Biography

Wheeler did much of his work for Walt Disney. He served as a combat photographer in the United States Navy during World War II. He died in 2004 after developing Alzheimer's disease. In 1970 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography; along with Osamu Furuya, Shinsaku Himeda, and Masamichi Satoh; for Tora! Tora! Tora!. He had also been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Babe, a biopic about Babe Zaharias.

Partial filmography

• Duel at Diablo (1966)
• The Bubble (1966)
• C.C. and Company (1970)
• Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
• Silent Running (1972)
• The War Between Men and Women (1972)
• Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
• Bad Ronald (1974)
• The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) (TV)
• Freaky Friday (1976)
• The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
• Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) (uncredited)
• C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
• The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
• Condorman (1981)
• The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981)
• The Best of Times (1986)

External links

• Charles F. Wheeler at IMDb